Categories
· Health/Science
· Teen Smoking/Youth
· Schools
· Class/Income Levels
non-USA, by Country
· UK
· Denmark
· Finland
· Sweden
· Norway
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Jump to full article: International Journal for Equity in Health (uk), 2009-05-14
Intro: The aim of this study was to examine the associations between social inequalities and daily smoking among 13 and 15 year olds, and to determine the role of students' academic achievement and school satisfaction in these associations.
Conclusions
The study found social inequality in daily smoking in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and United Kingdom, as well as inequalities in students' academic achievement and school satisfaction. The analyses also showed that above average academic achievement was associated with lower OR of smoking. Teachers and politicians may find this information useful, and allocate resources to give higher priority to a supportive environment in schools especially for children and adolescents in lower social groups. Subsequently this prioritisation might contribute to reducing smoking in this group.
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